Thornton Reservoir

We'll meet up at the car park just outside the village of Thornton about 10:30am. the walk is around the perimeter of the lake and will take approximately and hour, may be a little longer, it's a fairly easy walk with no real rough ground though it might be a little muddy in places depending upon the weather over the next few days obviously.

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if you com up the A50 to Markfield and turn left at the Island into Thornton Lane then just follow the signs for Thornton, if you drive to the end of the stretch of road along the reservoir the car park is on the right. paste this in to your browser to see a map.

Yeah, sorry if I didn't make that clear it will be the Car park at the side of the reservoir, if you are com up the A50 to Markfield and turn left at the Island into Thornton Lane then just follow the signs for Thornton, if you drive to the end of the stretch of road along the reservoir the carpark is on the right. past this in to your browser to see a map.

Hi Alina. Welcome! You should see an RSVP button somewhere attached to this walk. If you click on that then click on 'yes' you will have 'put yourself down' for the walk and you will appear with the others who hope to come in the column on the right. That way we know to expect you. Andrew below was referring to being put down as the person leading the walk. Look forward to meeting you...

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Hi. I started this group for anyone who, like me, wanted to go for a walk in a bit of scenery at a weekend but wanted a walk that isn't demanding and doesn't take up a large chunk of the day. I hope through this group I can offer walks in and around the city of Leicester that are open to anyone of any age. Pets and children are welcome (NB we often go to a pub around midday after the walk) and some of the walks are wheel friendly. Sometimes we'll be very close to the city centre and sometimes we'll be a bit further out, more than likely within a 10 mile radius of the city centre. If where we are going is not accessible by public transport we tend to be able to give each other lifts. Just say if you need a lift!

Each walk will be about a 50min circuit that will have been previously walked through in preparation and helpful information will be given such as parking facilities, and public transport directions. No special walking gear or footwear should be needed. A lot of the walks will be on proper paths.

I like to encourage different members of the group to lead some of the walks as and when people would like to lead one but there is no pressure with this. We are always grateful for ideas of places we could go, or for volunteers to lead one of the walks. We tend to walk every other Saturday at 10:30am and then head for a nearby pub or cafe for a pint/pepsi/coffee. People tend to disperse around 1:00pm. Some people eat lunch at the pub, others wait until they get home afterwards.

There's no charge for this group. I just want to encourage peope to get out out, discover some nice little spots around Leicester and to meet other people in a non-threatening way...

Please RSVP if you intend to come so we know to wait for you before setting off. If the weather is bad we try to have a plan B in place by way of somewhere to meet for a drink close to the starting point but if the weather looks bad please check the webpage before heading out. If it seems we will have to cancel the walk altogether we will announce it on the webpage by 8:30am. Look forward to walking with you...